The Collinsville Kahoks waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Althoff Catholic by a score of 59-46. Given Collinsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Althoff Catholic is ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Collinsville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zach Chambers, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Chambers has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Horras, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds.
Collinsville's win bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Althoff Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10.
Collinsville will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Althoff Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Granite City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite City has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-0 during that stretch of close contests.
